Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zeitgeist Films, which has distributed independent American and international films from Bruce Weber, Todd Haynes, François Ozon, Olivier Assayas, and Agnes Varda to name just a few. MoMA is hosting a film series, "Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time" June 26-July 23. Leonard talks to Zeitgeist founders Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo, as well as filmmaker Guy Maddin.

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